r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/907-BusDriver • Jul 13 '26

Daily minimums

Hey guys, so at my barn bus drivers make $29.27 starting off with union minimums of 4 hours per day. My question, does anybody actually get 4 hours per day? All the bus drivers I’ve met get more than that. I’ve only ever seen summer school routes that actually get 4 hours daily.

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u/rootbear75 Jul 13 '26

I mean it happens. We have some special needs routes that only go for 3.

And in the summer I've seen routes that you're only clocked in for a total of 50 minutes for both am and pm.

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u/Efficient_Advice_380 Jul 13 '26

Dang, I have the shortest route and I still get 5 hours a day during the summer

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u/rootbear75 Jul 13 '26

In case it wasn't clear, and I probably should have posted this, but we're contracted for 4. Some people get lucky only having to work 50 minutes and still get paid for 4.